What does it mean for swallows to nest at home?

Swallows nesting at home means happy events at home, which will bring peace and harmony to their families. Swallows will also try to choose a safer place for their offspring, so the arrival of swallows also means that this place is a treasure trove of geomantic omen.

In the traditional culture of China, the swallow is an animal that symbolizes a bright future, love and happiness. It is said that swallows will return to their hometown in spring, choose a safe and comfortable place to nest, and then wait for the arrival of their spouses. When two swallows live in the same nest and depend on each other, they will start building nests, storing food and breeding. This kind of behavior is regarded as a symbol of the newly married couple's creation of a better life in the future, which places people's longing for marriage, family and happy life.

However, in real life, swallows may just nest at home to hatch eggs or rest. Swallows usually nest in human houses or other buildings, because these places are relatively safe and can provide shelter, warmth and food.

Expansion (swallow nesting process):

Find a suitable place: Swallows will choose to nest in high places with good ventilation and plenty of sunshine, such as eaves and branches.

Collecting materials: Swallows will use soil, grass, leaves and other materials to build nests. They will carry these materials back and forth many times and gradually pile them up.

Nesting: Swallows will glue the collected materials together to form a hemispherical nest.

Oviposition and incubation: When the nest is completed, swallows will lay eggs in the nest and continue to hatch during the incubation period.

Feeding chicks: The hatched swallows need to be fed continuously. Parents will fly far away to find food such as insects, and then return to the nest to feed the chicks.